Chile: Guillermo Maripan forfeits against the Blues

Published: March 21, 2024

By: Manu Tournoux

Hard blow for Guillermo Maripan! This Thursday, the Chilean Football Federation announced that the AS Monaco defender was suffering from knee pain since Italy where La Roja is preparing for its friendly match against Albania on Friday in Parma. As a result, the 29-year-old is already out of the two friendly matches, including the one against France (next Tuesday in Marseille).

Replaced in the selection by Francisco Sierralta (Watford defender), Guillermo Maripan should undergo examinations at the start of the week to find out the exact nature of his injury. He is now preparing to join the Principality club in the coming hours. As a reminder, the Chilean remained on 7 starts in all competitions with ASM…

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